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Story 73
Moonlight Densetu Pt 3 - Tiny Tiny
Kyle paced back and forth. Happy as he was to see Omnimon NX interact with someone that wasn't the Sailor Mercury doll, NORA was very much not what he had in mind here.
"So you thought you were human, but we're in fact a robot?" Omnimon NX inquired and NORA nodded. Currently propped up with a stand, that didn't make it look any siller.
"Yeah. My memory suggests that I was stabbed with a switchblade from a female Piedmon." NORA answered and Omnimon NX brought a finger to his chin. While the nature of gender and digimon was not the most well-understood concept among its scholars, a female Piedmon just sounded silly. All reports of Piedmon the Royal Knights had suggested someone more masculine. Though, having your boss get punched to death did make the records a hell of a lot harder to archive and decipher. You would think after all these years they would get it fixed, but no. That was asking far too much here. Even if they had the archives properly set up, the odds of finding such information was unlikely. But if he could, all manners of secrets could possibly be revealed. "Has anything like that happened to your partner, Omnimon NX?"
Kyle looked away, his gaze coming upon Kole. While the hacker was bound to get himself into all kinds of troubles. None of which likely involved sharp blades (at least, Kyle hoped that it didn't). As for him, he had his fair share of accidents. Thankfully, none of them were the sort which required a trip to the hospital. Though, it still paid to be safe during every part of the model building proc-
The modeler didn't get a chance to finish that sentence, the sound of part of his home being ripped off and Belphemon Rage Mode poking her head in.
"Let's make this easy for both of us. You two kill yourself, Omnimon NX fucks off and you hand over NORA to me. Do I make myself clear?" Belphemon Rage Mode announced and got eyerolls from everyone in the room. So much for doing this the easy way. One would think they would understand how outmatched they were, but no. That was asking far too much from them.
"I'm not certain why you thought that would work." Kole announced and got a laugh from Belphemon Rage Mode.
"I don't know. I did kill your partner. So what if you've taken something that is very much not yours. All that matters is that they're given back." Belphemon Rage Mode announced and ripped off more of Kyle's home. Throwing it off to the side, her gaze returned to staring down at her opponents. Such miserable worms - a literal waste of space if she had ever seen. Honestly, she was doing them a service kicking their asses. In her new world, these kinds of people would be rounded up and then put through whatever personal hell she could come up with.
"Mrs Demon Lord, I must ask you to leave. Do I make myself clear?" Omnimon NX announced and Belphemon Rage Mode rolled her eyes. While his experience with demon lord digimon was limited, everything about Belphemon Rage Mode screamed trouble. But that was judging by the blood covering her body. Had she taken a liking to slaying humans for fun? Entirely possible. Though, it was also possible that the demon lord of wrath might be looking for particular humans for one reason or another. Whatever the case, they would need to stall her in order to prevent her from achieving those goals. Perhaps if they were extremely lucky, they would even get backup in the form of their friends. That would always help. At least, Omnimon NX hoped it would.
NORA infusion digivolve too… ToxinAngewomon (Mini)!
"Oh! You became a stripper! Good for you." Belphemon Rage Mode announced and ToxinAngewomon rolled their eyes. Really? That was the best insult she could come up with? They could think of tons of other insults that worked better here. Not that they would give their opponent any ideas.
"And you became an asshole." Kole countered, getting a look from everyone else. It was absolutely true. Before turning into Belphemon Rage Mode, Veronica at least came across as someone who could be nice to others. But this digimon didn't have any capacity for that. No, they just got off on the fact that they were doing bad things to others. She had to have something better to do with her time. Maybe like origami or heck, playing children card games. Those sorts of activities were always nice.
"Better to be an asshole than someone searching in places that they shouldn't, you naughty boy." Belphemon Rage Mode announced as black chains formed around her hands. Shooting them forth, both targets managed to dodge with ease. Even as parts of Kyle's home were ripped away to be used as makeshift projectiles later in the fight.
"So what if I do?" Kole announced, doing his best to look Belphemon Rage Mode directly in the eye. Easier said than done as your opponent continues to grow like there is no tomorrow. A way had to exist in order to stop her growth. But what exactly? Brute force? Strategy? Some mix of both with a touch of divine intervention? The hacker couldn't say for certain. Forcing his gaze away, he shifted his focus to ToxinAngewomon. Launching forth toxic barbs into Belphemon Rage Mode's thigh, they weren't looking to do that much damage. Even with a follow-up in the form of Miasma Beam, that did very little here. "You're clearly in cahoots with whoever created the NORA app and put him within."
Belphemon Rage Mode rolled her eyes and stomped a foot against the ground. Knocking down part of the ceiling, Kyle and Kole stepped out of the way. Dodging what they could, their gazes met.
"This is just like those mock battles we would use to do in our backyard." Kyle whispered and Kole stared down at the floor. As much as he didn't want to admit it out loud, the modeler was absolutely right. This was like one of those mock battles. Except their opponent was far larger than any model they had on top of not playing fair in the slightest. Like the people who purposefully metagame in order to get an unfair advantage over everyone else. Of course, there was always a way that one could exploit in order to bring them down. But what Belphemon Rage Mode's weakness was, remained to be seen. Probably had something to do with Ophani and whatever scuffles those two had no doubt had gotten into. Yeah. That was probably it. Looking over to ToxinAngewomon, the hacker got a wave.
"Oh! Like one of those tabletop games? You know, Battlemace 04K?" ToxinAngewomon announced and got a look from Kyle. What the heck were they talking about here? That sort of sounded like a knock-off Warhammer 40K. Considering the price of some of those miniatures, that was understandable.
"Not… really?" Kyle answered as Omnimon NX's sword popped out from his hand. Charging for Belphemon Rage Mode, he pulled his arm back. Swinging it in the direction of Belphemon Rage Mode's hand, it's a clean hit. Nothing in the way of blood or skin being broken, it was still a successful attack on the demon lord of wrath digimon. A feat that no one else could say here. As much as Omnimon NX wanted to savor it, he knew better.
Lightning Horn!
Launching forth multiple bolts of lightning, Omnimon NX and ToxinAngewomon did their best to weave through without colliding with each other. All the while, Kole and Kyle did their best to not be electrocuted. Easier said than done in the limited space they had chosen to have this conversation. Though, with the sky being red and all evilly, the lightning did work as the perfect way to light things up. A shame none of the stuff getting lit up was… interesting to anyone who wasn't the pair and/or their digimon.
"Wonderful. More fucking weebs. I guess it goes without saying." Belphemon Rage Mode announced and looked down at the humans. Tempted as she was to just crush them right away, she pushed that thought away. No, she would just toy with them further. That was always fun. Especially while waiting for their other friends to arrive. Any moment now, they would show up. Then the real fun could begin. Yes, she could not wait. But how to pass the time.
"Just because my partner is a transformer does not make me a weeb." Kole announced and shook his fist in the direction of his opponent. But all that got him was Belphemon Rage Mode charging up yet another Lightning Horn attack. Letting the lightning forth in the direction of the home, Kole got out of the way in time. Did knock off that much more of the home in the process. After all, one couldn't have nice things while Belphemon Rage Mode was around. Unless they were friends, then maybe you could have at least one.
"We've found you, Belphemon Rage Mode!" a voice called out, bringing with it Examon and Natalie. Facing down the demon lord of wrath digimon, the pair were met with black chains launched their way.
Avalon's Gate!
Examon thrusted his spear into the black chains, launching forth the special cartridges from the weapon. Exploding in a single burst, that brought a swift end to the attempt to bind them.
"Oh. It's one of the NX Royal Knights." UlforceVeedramon announced and Omnimon NX looked his way. Giving a wave, that got him a look from Examon.
"Which one of you has a problem with Omnimon NX?" Natalie inquired and waited a moment to see which part of her partner was having the problem here. Or at least, was showing their annoyance at someone who likely didn't deserve it.
"He and his group of knights can't keep their noses out of actual Royal Knight business." Examon explained, Dracomon (Green)'s voice coming through loud and clear here. Letting out a sigh, her gaze swiveled over to Omnimon NX.
"Hey! We are official knights as well! Don't discount us just because we're slightly bigger than Huckmon!" Omnimon NX announced and leaned forward. Doing his best to look up in Examon's direction, he got laughter from ToxinAngewomon. A look from Kole brought a swift end to that.
"It doesn't matter right now." Kole announced and shifted his focus over to Belphemon Rage Mode. Sooner or later, she had to stop growing. At the same time, her stopping was bound to create an even worse problem. He absolutely knew it.
"Oh it does! At least until I crush all of you under my feet or fist. Take your pick." Belphemon Rage Mode announced, her question falling on deaf ears. Figures. Of course they would make her decide on what part of the body she would use in order to crush them. How rude. She was a busy demon lord digimon. There were places to go and people that needed to die. But no, they couldn't do the bare minimum here. Instead, they much rather remain silent. Odd. They were quite talkative beforehand. "Oh. Are you letting me decide he-"
"Fuck no." Kyle answered and threw a shoe at Belphemon Rage Mode. Watching it harmlessly bounce off, it made him feel slightly better. Even if just for a moment and was promptly filled with the frustration of his day being thrown off by her.
"Fine then. I'll just eat you then." Belphemon Rage Mode announced and ripped off yet another piece of Kyle's home. Flinging it behind her, the sound of people getting crushed to death followed. The demon lord of wrath digimon watched for a couple seconds, letting out a laugh right after. Their screams were so cute to hear. Even more so when the threat of someone else dropping something on them hung over their tiny heads. "There. That should be more than enough of a reason to convince you that getting eaten is the best option here."
Natalie rolled her eyes.
"Contary to what you think, I don't think murdering innocent people is a good enough reason to justify eating us." Natalie answered and got a scowl from Belphemon Rage Mode. The shop teacher had a pretty good idea of where this conversation was about to go, but it was not in her best interest to tell her opponent to shut up.
"Says the bitch who was all 'you should work out your differences and appreciate your partner' when I rightfully had a tantrum about her behavior. Yeah. Like there's any worth to a dragon digimon who dresses up like a princess. She's clearly mentally useless and deserves to be taken around the back to get deleted. How about that?" Belphemon Rage Mode screeched, lightning forming around her horns. That should've been enough to get the shop teacher off her ass, but Natalie was refusing to relent. Of course she wasn't. She was asking too much here.
"You didn't even try to understand her in the slightest. I only suggested that in the hopes you would attempt to make amends with Volcdramon." Natalie announced and looked over to Kole and Kyle.
"Yeah! So what if the stuff we like doesn't fall into your supposedly refined tastes?!" Kyle announced and Kole nodded in agreement. Belphemon Rage Mode rolled her eyes and took a swing. Clipping ToxinAngewomon with ease, they tried their best to course correct. Easier said than done as more black chains shot forth.
"That's what I say to your noisy drivel. How about that? Does that answer your question in the slightest or is that not good enough here?" Belphemon Rage Mode announced and ToxinAngewomon floated back over to Kole.
Miasma Beam!
Aiming for one of Belphemon Rage Mode's horns, a stream of poison shot out of ToxinAngewomon's hands. A direct hit, they weren't close to breaking that part off. Even if they had, it was bound to bring more fury to the demon lord of wrath digimon.
Supreme Cannon!
Before Belphemon Rage Mode had a chance to react to ToxinAngewomon's attack, Omnimon NX followed it up with a cannon blast. Cracks formed around the impact spot, leaving just one more attack to seal the deal. If Belphemon Rage Mode would allow them that opportunity.
"Fine then! I'll just take my ass kicking elsewhere. You didn't think of that, did you?!" Belphemon Rage Mode shouted and shot up into the air. Flying off in no particular direction, the group looked at each other. While it felt like they had accomplished something, the truth wasn't as clear cut. Belphemon Rage Mode was still growing, she had killed a couple innocent people and was now heading for the next group of friends.
"NORA, can I ask you something?" Kole announced, ToxinAngewomon landing in the palm of his hand. Reverting back to NORA, an image of the titular boy looked up.
"Go on ahead." NORA answered, a chair appearing behind him. Taking a seat, Kole took the opportunity to get his thoughts in order.
"Belphemon Rage Mode mentioned something about trying to get you back. Do you know what her deal is?" Kole inquired and NORA brought a hand to his chin. Considering that it was only one attempt she made, he had put little thought into it. Now that their opponent was heading on to other places, it was worth putting quite a bit of thought into.
"I would assume she's after me because I'm likely the closest to the original NORA. Or at least, the one that got stabbed by a female Piedmon." NORA answered, Examon looking his way. Tempted as they were to split in order to get a better look at the phone, they resisted the urge.
"Are female Piedmon rare or is this case of your memories being changed by way of some other factor?" Natalie inquired and NORA looked down at his hand. While the possibility of his memories being altered were likely, it couldn't be that drastic… right? His creators were bound to notice.
"Possibly a mix of both." Omnimon NX answered and felt Kyle scoop him up. Holding his close to the modeler's chest, it felt quite good. What would make it even better is if the Sailor Mercury doll was with them. Something for after this mess. Yes, that would be nice. "For now, we'll just need to be on the lookout for anyone else keen on joining the fight."
Nods all around, only to be followed by some whispering between Kyle and Natalie. What exactly could that be about? Didn't really matter. If it was actually important, they would've said it loud. For now, they needed to head after Belphemon Rage Mode. Perhaps if they were extremely lucky, they would run into someone else they knew.